[governance] Re: IGF survey, was: Where are we with IGC workshops?

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Hi, the idea of a survey has been discussed several times in the MAG. 
While some members were enthusiastic about it and saw a survey as a good 
opportunities for MAG members to "reach out" and actively engage with 
attendees, others were more sceptical or even opposed to the idea. 
Arguments against a survey were:
* it is difficult to design a good one
* the secretariat has no capacity to actually evaluate the feedback
* a survey could provide opportunities to manipulate the outcome

Personally I am in favor of a survey but taking the potential drawbacks 
into account we need to be clear what we are asking for and how to 
organize it in a way that we can cope with the work and provide high 
quality results.
jeanette

Michael Leibrandt wrote:
> Adam,
> 
> Thanks. Wasn`t it Orwell who said that controlling the past means controlling the future? Seriously, the idea of a survey/questionaire (or even interviews?) is very helpful. That would give us at least a chance to find out what people actualy think about the IGF exercise. Maybe IŽm completely wrong, but I have the feeling that beyond those nice Sunday speaches we always hear during consultations the real attitude is much more sceptical, especially regarding the cost/benefit ratio.
> 
> Michael 
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Mit der Gruppen-SMS von WEB.DE FreeMail können Sie eine SMS an alle 
> Freunde gleichzeitig schicken: http://freemail.web.de/features/?mc=021179
> 
> 
> 
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>      governance at lists.cpsr.org
> To be removed from the list, send any message to:
>      governance-unsubscribe at lists.cpsr.org
> 
> For all list information and functions, see:
>      http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance
____________________________________________________________
You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
     governance at lists.cpsr.org
To be removed from the list, send any message to:
     governance-unsubscribe at lists.cpsr.org

For all list information and functions, see:
     http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance